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By Jack Forrest and Philip Wang, CNN (CNN) — Top House Democrats are rebuking Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal’s comments from earlier this weekend that “Israel is a racist state,” which she sought to walk back on Sunday. “Israel is not a racist state,” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Oregon ruled on Friday that a new state gun law does not violate the US Constitution, keeping one of the toughest gun laws in the country in place. US District Court Judge Karin Immergut ruled that Ballot Measure 114’s restrictions on large-capacity magazines that hold

By Paul LeBlanc and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly on Sunday leaned into his experience as an astronaut to call for climate crisis action amid a blistering heatwave across the United States, including his home state of Arizona. “When I went into space four times, I mean, I could see how

By Jasmine Wright, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US will allow European countries to train Ukrainians on F-16 fighter jets, a top Biden administration official confirmed Sunday, a potential boon for Ukraine’s efforts to counter Russia’s air superiority. “The president has given a green light and we will allow, permit, support, facilitate and in fact

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie sharpened his attacks on former President Donald Trump on Sunday, calling his rival for the 2024 GOP nomination a “liar” and a “coward.” The former New Jersey governor was reacting to Trump’s speech at a conservative gathering Saturday in Florida, where he declared, “I’m

CNN By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie sharpened his attacks on former President Donald Trump on Sunday, calling his rival for the 2024 GOP nomination a “liar” and a “coward.” The former New Jersey governor was reacting to Trump’s speech at a conservative gathering Saturday in Florida, where he declared,

By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — The first full financial look at the 2024 presidential race came into focus over the weekend as candidates filed campaign finance reports with federal regulators. They highlight potential trouble spots for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a skeletal campaign operation for the current White

By CNN staff (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis will sit down with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday for an exclusive interview, the network announced Sunday. As the Florida governor travels across the country for his presidential bid, Tapper will talk to DeSantis following a campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina. The interview will

By Fredreka Schouten, Veronica Stracqualursi, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is relying on larger donors to fuel his campaign and saw the pace of contributions slow after his initial announcement, a new report detailing his fundraising for the quarter ended June 30 shows. His campaign also

CNN By Lauren Koenig and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — A number of high-profile Jewish groups are denouncing Democratic presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false remarks that “Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese” people are “most immune” to Covid-19. Speaking at a dinner in New York City earlier this week, Kennedy said “there’s an argument that

By Lauren Koenig and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — A number of high-profile Jewish groups are denouncing Democratic presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false remarks that “Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese” people are “most immune” to Covid-19. Speaking at a dinner in New York City earlier this week, Kennedy said “there’s an argument that it

By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Washington (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the Senate to quickly advance the dozens of State Department nominees that remain pending due to holds put into place by Republican senators, decrying the impact of the holds on US national security, its standing in the

By Fredreka Schouten and David Wright, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie raised $1.65 million over the first 25 days of his candidacy through June 30, according to the former New Jersey governor’s latest fundraising report. The total figure trails many of his rivals’ hauls but still puts him ahead of former

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump hasn’t yet committed to the first Republican presidential primary debate in August – but some of the former president’s most vocal critics within the party’s 2024 field are still working to qualify for the stage. The race to meet the 40,000 unique donors threshold set by the

By Holmes Lybrand and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A Tunisian man who the Justice Department accused of working with members of Al Qaeda, including Osama bin Laden, to plot a suicide bomb attack against Americans in Europe was acquitted Friday by a Washington, DC, jury of all charges he faced – a rarity in

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Two veterans of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political operation are departing his presidential campaign to work with an outside group that will focus on boosting the Florida Republican in his race for the White House. The departing individuals are Dave Abrams, who previously led and later advised DeSantis’ communications team,

By David Wright and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence raised less than $1.2 million for his presidential campaign during the second fundraising quarter that ended June 30, according to a Pence adviser, lagging far behind several Republican rivals who have announced much larger fundraising hauls and signaling potential struggles ahead

By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A Russian surveillance aircraft flew above a US base in Syria for an “extended period of time” on Friday morning in what officials deemed an intelligence collecting mission, a senior defense official said. The aircraft, an Antonov An-30, flew over the At-Tanf garrison, the official said,

By Shania Shelton (CNN) — Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Friday that bans most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy. “This week, in a rare and historic special session, the Iowa legislature voted for a second time to reject the inhumanity of abortion and pass

By Dan Berman, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a controversial order that would have prevented the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies. Last week, US District Judge Terry Doughty in Louisiana ordered a slew of federal agencies and more than a dozen top government officials to